Primary Hepatic Lymphoma in a Patient with Chronic Hepatitis B

Primary Hepatic Lymphoma in a Patient with Chronic Hepatitis B

Primary hepatic lymphoma is a rare disease, accounting for only 0.1% of malignant liver tumors. The subtype of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is more infrequent. In contrast to hepatitis C virus, the association between hepatitis B virus and lymphoma is less clear. Here, we report the case of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Case Reports in Gastroenterology 2020-09, Vol.14 (3), p.632-636
Hauptverfasser: Mrabet, Soumaya, Zaghouani, Houneida, Mestiri, Sarra, Akkari, Imen, Ben Jazia, Elhem
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Biopsy
Cancer therapies
Care and treatment
Case and Review
Case reports
Case studies
Chemotherapy
cirrhosis
Diagnosis
Genomes
Hepatitis
Hepatitis B
Infections
Literature reviews
Liver cancer
Liver cirrhosis
Lymphoma
Medical imaging
Multiple myeloma
Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas
Patients
Rare diseases
Remission (Medicine)
Risk factors
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Zusammenfassung:Primary hepatic lymphoma is a rare disease, accounting for only 0.1% of malignant liver tumors. The subtype of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is more infrequent. In contrast to hepatitis C virus, the association between hepatitis B virus and lymphoma is less clear. Here, we report the case of a 52-year-old patient followed for chronic hepatitis B complicated by cirrhosis, associated with a primary hepatic DLBCL, with a good response to chemotherapy.
ISSN:1662-0631
1662-0631
DOI:10.1159/000511248